Today, hundreds of volunteers will hand count how many people experience homelessness in Austin-Travis County, during the Point-In-Time (PIT) Count.
The Point in Time Count is a one-night survey of people experiencing homelessness in Austin and Travis County, conducted every other January.
Austin firefighters responded to a house fire in East Austin that began in the kitchen.
A blaze in Martindale was handled by multiple agencies Saturday.
A two-vehicle accident in Northeast Austin Saturday injured two people.
Abortion opponents gathered on the Texas Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon for the annual “Texas Rally for Life.”
Williamson County now employees a death investigator. In fact, four of them have started their new job. (Fox7 Austin)
An AMBER Alert issued Wednesday in the San Antonio area for a missing 3-year-old child last seen in northwest Bexar County ended when the child was found safe in Austin. (KSAT-TV)
Austin Public Health is urging residents to get vaccinated for Measles, following confirmed cases in Texas. (CBS Austin)
Massive construction work is set to begin for the South Lamar corridor project. (KXAN-TV)
A new Costco is planned for the Liberty Hill area. The Washington-based retail giant recently secured incentives to build a new store at the corner of U.S. Highway 183 and State Highway 29, about 35 miles northwest of Austin. (Austin Business Journal)
According to a Final Campaign Analysis by The Austin Bulldog, Mayor Kirk Watson spent more than $1 million to win reelection in 2024. That equates to 34 percent of the combined $3.1 million spent by all 22 mayoral and council candidates. (The Austin Bulldog)
What is the hottest new trend in Austin?
Coffee shop DJ sets in the morning. (Austin Monthly)
An iconic home built on the banks of Lake Austin has just hit the market for the first time ever, listing for $19.9 million.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
President Trump issues executive orders to crack down on people in the country illegally, and those seeking asylum. Texas leaders say they’re ready to help.
From this week’s episode of “State of Texas” produced by KXAN-TV.
“Eye On Politics”, produced by CBS Texas, covers the same topic this week.
Federal prosecutors dropped their charges against a Dallas surgeon accused of leaking the records of underage patients’ gender transition-related care in what some conservative activists are calling a win for anti-transgender activism. (Texas Tribune)
Blue Origin’s next flight will simulate the moon’s gravity and will fly 30 payloads.
The next New Shepard flight, NS-29, is scheduled for early this week. The launch window opens at 9 a.m. Mountain Time on Tuesday, January 28 from Lanuch Site One outside of Van Horn, Texas. (KXAN-TV)
The city of Corpus Christi has initiated an emergency effort to boost its water supply as local reservoirs experience a yearslong decline and water demand from big industrial projects continues to grow. (Texas Public Radio)
Texans are about to pay more for avocados, beer and tequila. (MySanAntonio)
A Laredo man accused of smuggling 52 migrants in three human smuggling cases has been arrested, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday during a news conference.
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Graduate guard Tramon Mark converted the game-winning layup with 3.7 seconds left to lead Texas (14-6, 3-4 SEC) to a dramatic 70-69 victory over No. 13/13 Texas A&M (15-5, 4-3 SEC) in the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown on Saturday inside Moody Center. The Longhorns erased a 22-point deficit with 17:07 left in the second half, tying the program record for the largest comeback since at least the start of the 1998-99 season. (Texas Longhorns)
The 7th-ranked women of Texas will be in Oxford, Mississippi today to face RV Ole Miss at 2:00 p.m.
Texas leads the all-time series 6-1. The last meeting was in 2009. (Texas Longhorns)
NBA: A new arena for the San Antonio Spurs is being discussed.
The Spurs were trounced at home Saturday by the Indiana Pacers, 136-98. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Dallas Mavericks also lost at home Saturday. The Boston Celtics won 122-107. (Yahoo! Sports)
Better news for the Houston Rockets. They defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road 135-131 behind Amen Thomson’s 23 points. (Yahoo! Sports)
Dallas, Houston and San Antonio all have the day off today.
NHL: A big win on the road for the Dallas Stars last night as they shut out the St. Louis Blues 2-0. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Stars have today off.
Let’s do some Texas two-stepping.
